Eight-Penny News

JLC ??OCTOBER 1992
Rhode Island: In a state
where construction money
has been very hard to come
by lately, the state housing
finance authority, working
with the Rhode Island
Builders Association, has
made $5 million available for
new construction financing
for affordable homes. The
homes must be owneroccupied
and sell for no more
than $130,266. Officials say
the program should produce
as many as 200 new homes.
Massachusetts: Controversy
has erupted over a new
proposed lead-paint bill that
reduces owners' "strict
liability" for lead-poisoning
problems if the owners have
removed the most dangerous
sources of lead poisoning,
such as chipping or loose
paint. State law now assumes
any lead poisoning came from
the house and holds the
owner responsible. Landlords
would welcome some relief;
some have lost suits for as
much